This week's wine feature is an unoaked chardonnay by Funky Llama in Argentina. I must admit that this was not one of my favorite drinking wines. I'm pretty sure that I only purchased it because it was on sale and had a fun name on the label. The flavor was relatively disappointing. In an effort not to waste the wine, I decided to use it in a creamy white wine sauce to go with wild mushroom ravioli. The wine served its purpose and turned out to taste pretty good in the sauce. However, at a regular price of $8.99 per 750mL bottle, I doubt I will be purchasing this particular variety again. There are far too many other wines to try and wines I've found that I enjoy that also wear a better price tag.
With a generous sprinkling of freshly shredded parmesan cheese, the wild mushroom ravioli and white wine sauce turned out to be edible. Flavor-wise, the sauce turned out pretty well, but consistency-wise, it was a bit too thin. The thin sauce did inspire an idea to make a creamy white wine soup with chicken and potatoes, though. More on that later after I've thought about how to go about creating the soup and been successful in its creation. With a bit of work and recipe tweaks, the sauce will be ready to post.
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